MEMPHIS, TENN. -- The NBA suspended Hornets All-Star forward David West on Monday for his flagrant foul on Minnesota's Mike Miller assessed in Sunday's 101-97 win over the Timberwolves.

Without West, the Hornets lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 85-80.

The suspension, without pay, was announced late Monday afternoon by Stu Jackson, the league's executive vice president of basketball operations. West was whistled for a flagrant foul-2, which carries an automatic ejection and the possibility of additional disciplinary action.

West will lose a game check, or approximately $120,000. West, who was not available for comment, served the suspension Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies and was replaced in the lineup by Sean Marks, who came off the bench Sunday night to score a career-high 18 points.

"The hits just keep on coming," Hornets Coach Byron Scott said Monday, adding that he expected West to be suspended after watching videotape of the incident Sunday night on the Hornets' flight to Memphis. "Obviously, a lot of that was out of frustration. But as the league put it, with the severity of it, I agree with it."

This is the second time this season a Hornets player has been suspended for a flagrant-2 foul. Center Tyson Chandler was penalized after throwing a forearm into the chest of Portland's Joel Pryzbilla on Jan. 2.

West hacked Miller from behind with 1:53 remaining in the second quarter Sunday night, forcefully knocking Miller to the floor.

At the time of his ejection, West had scored eight consecutive points. His streak of games scoring in double figures ended at 108 with Sunday's ejection. He finished with nine points.

"When I went to the (lineup change) and put David at five (center), I thought Sean had played better," Scott said of his decision to go with Marks, a swingman, over (Hilton) Armstrong a true center. Armstrong will back up Marks.

"In my mind, Sean was going to be the backup five. Last night, he had a little bit of a breakout game."

Marks said he was pleased with the way the Hornets have responded in the absence of All-Star guard Chris Paul, Chandler, who has missed 11 games with a sprained ankle, and Sunday when West was ejected.

"We've rallied together," Marks said. "Everyone knows its tough without our big guys. We just rallied the troops. The last couple of games were good morale boosters, but at the same time, we can't wait to get CP, Tyson, D-West and Mo (Morris Peterson) back."

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Jimmy Smith can be reached at jsmith@timespicayune.com or 504.826.3814.